Understanding Mental Illness Work Shop

Mental illness is a common and often misunderstood issue in society. Having a broad understanding of the theories of mental illness is beneficial to all health professionals and therapists. This one day workshop is designed to allow students to gain a good understanding of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of common psychiatric conditions including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and addiction.

The biological basis of these conditions is explored as well as the interaction with genetics and the social environment. Treatment options and current research evidence are discussed. The appropriateness of hypnotherapeutic treatment in mental illness is addressed and case studies are used to illustrate individual conditions. Controversies surrounding diagnosis, labelling and stigma are also reviewed.

Students attending this workshop benefit from gaining a deeper understanding of the biological basis of a range of psychiatric disorders as well as developing a broad knowledge of current scientific evidence relating to prognosis and treatment of these conditions. This knowledge promotes confidence in dealing with clients with mental illness and provides an essential background to therapeutic work.

This is a non-examined programme and credits are awarded for information acquired during the course that will contribute to a Certificate being awarded. Students will receive their certificate at the end of the course. This one day workshop will be held at the BST Foundations usual training venues. For booking forms and dates, please contact the Foundation on 020 8946 1432 for further details.